Jazz in the Night Wednesday - October 10 2018

Hour 1

0:00 AM Thelonious Monk [Wikipedia], John Coltrane “Ruby, My Dear” — Riverside Profiles

• BIRTHDAY! Wednesday, October 10 - Thelonious Monk [Composer] [Piano] 10/10/1917 100 Pianist/Composer Rocky Mount, NC 1982

BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 1 Intro, Blog Post and Social Media Promo

0:10 AM Cecile McLorin Salvant “The Gentleman Is A Dope” — The Window

• NEW RELEASE “the wise, virtuosic and subtly subversive 29-year-old singer opts for a setting so stark it can almost seem abstract: For the majority of this part-studio, part-live LP, she’s accompanied only by pianist/organist Sullivan Fortner. “

• “In refusing to pander, either to easy nostalgia or to current trends, she touches on something timeless.” [Review: Cecile McLorin Salvant Transcends Nostalgia on Radically Spare ‘The Window’, Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone]

0:15 AM Todd Hunter Trio “Snake In The Bottle” — Eat, Drink, Play

• IN CONCERT Friday, October 12 - Jazz Happy Hour at The Handlery Hotel San Diego -  Former San Diego pianist Todd Hunter, with Dave Marr and Duncan Moore

• “About thirty seconds into Todd Hunter's new CD, Eat, Drink, Play, I started thinking about this temporal bias of mine. This sounds really, really good, I thought. I easily imagined playing it at trade shows and having attendee after attendee ask me what it was and where they could get it.” [Todd Hunter Trio – Eat, Drink, Play, Marc Phillips, Positive-Feedback]

BREAK:

• Wednesday, October 10 - Blues Jam - Guest Jammer: David Mosby!

• Support Jazz 88.3 with a Car Donation TODAY!

• Jazz West Coast Celebrated During The Jazz 88.3 2018 Fall Membership Drive - DONATE NOW!

0:26 AM The Mission Bay High School Preservationists “Louisiana Fairytale” — Louisiana Fairytale

• NEW RELEASE “The Mission Bay Preservationists is one of the nation's premier traditional youth jazz bands. The band has been featured at venues throughout San Diego County and California including: Anthology, House of Blues, Dizzy's, Petco Park, Sea World, Tango Del Rey, Lux Art Institute, Ocean Beach Music and Art Festival, and the Sacramento Jazz Festival. The band's last three releases have been featured on two of the country's finest jazz radio stations,  ("The Second Line Parade" with host Drew Miller) in San Diego and WWOZ ("The Traditional Hour" with host Keith Hill) in New Orleans.” [Preservationists - About, Mission Bay Music]

BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ID: TS Monk on Pops Thelonious Monk’s Birthday 10/10/17!

0:33 AM Christopher Hollyday “Autumn in New York” — Telepathy

• IN CONCERT Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - Jazz Live San Diego with Christopher Hollyday. MEMBERS RESERVE TICKETS>Jazz88.org/speakeasy

• ““Looking back, there was too much talk about how young I was, you know ‘the youngest cat to play the Village Vanguard’ instead what I brought to the music. One thing we all had in common was being dead serious about the music.”” [Dead serious about the music, Robert Bush, San Diego Reader]

BREAK: San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Wednesday, October 10 through Tuesday, October 16

0:45 AM The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine “Nature Boy” — Tasty Tunes

• IN CONCERT Sunday, October 14 - Big Band, Jazz Orchestra, Latin Jazz, Swing, Modern Jazz 4:00 PM - The Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, featuring Vocalists Janet Hammer and Carly Ines. — Handlery Hotel San Diego DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar

• “While other bands have come and gone the Jazz Machine has adamantly stayed the course, presenting dynamic big-band jazz to its southern California audiences without watering down the leader's guiding principle, which is to ensure that the music is always creative and swinging. “

• “At a time when most big bands that remain active are running on fumes, it's good to know that there's an ensemble in sunny San Diego that keeps on fighting the good fight, doing its utmost to keep the flame of big-band jazz alive and burning in its wee corner of the world. Here's wishing the Jazz Machine many more prosperous years.” [Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine: Tasty Tunes, Jack Bowers, AllAboutJazz.com]

BREAK (Before Last Tune of Hour): Coming Up In Hour 2, Blog and Social Media Promo

0:53 AM Matt Shevitz “Forward Motion” — Forward Motion

• NEW RELEASE Matt Shevitz - Scholz Productions: InfoGraphic

Hour 2

1:00 AM Oscar Brown Jr. “Signifyin' Monkey” — Then & Now

• BIRTHDAY Wednesday, October 10 - Oscar Brown Jr. [Vocals-Lead] 10/10/1926 100 Singer/Songwriter Chicago, IL 2005

• “Ever since his days as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump has made a habit of dramatically reading the lyrics to “The Snake,” written by the musician and civil rights activist Oscar Brown Jr in 1968. Brown’s daughters, Africa and Maggie Brown, have been speaking out against Trump’s use of the song at rallies for over a year,...” [Oscar Brown Jr.’s Daughters Want Trump to Stop Using Their Dad’s Lyrics in Anti-Immigration Speeches, Andy Cush, Spin]

BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 2 Intro, Hour 1 Final Tune, Blog Post and Social Media Promo

1:07 AM Jimmie Smith “Midnight Special” — Live In Music City: Jimmie Smith Plays Jimmy Smith

• NEW RELEASE “Rev. Jimmie Smith lives comfortably in the worlds of blues and gospel. As more artists are combining the two genres than ever before, Smith adds the classic Hammond B3 ensemble sound to the performance. From romping church-stompers to slick and funky soul, the good reverend not only pays tribute to Jimmy Smith, but to everyone who has ever played this classic instrument – and, of course, those of us who love it.” [Rev. Jimmie Smith Plays Jimmy Smith ‘Live in Music City’, JD Nash, American Blues Scene]

BREAK:

• Jazz West Coast Celebrated During The Jazz 88.3 2018 Fall Membership Drive - DONATE NOW!

1:22 AM Bill Charlap Trio “SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST” — Uptown Downtown

• BIRTHDAY Monday, October 15 - Bill Charlap [Piano] 10/15/1966 100 New York, NY

• “Bill Charlap is one of the strongest mainstream jazz pianists on the scene and one of the most gifted interpreters of standards. He grew up in a musical household, as the son of Broadway songwriter Moose Charlap and singer Sandy Stewart. Taking to the piano at a young age, he went on to study at New York's High School of Performing Arts. He then entered college, but rather than finishing, he opted to practice and play on his own” [Bill Charlap, Artist Biography by David R. Adler, AllMusic]

BOTTOM OF HOUR ID: Doug Webb - Played Gerry Mulligan Piano-Less Quartet Charts at Jazz Live San Diego 10/9/18

1:30 AM Gerry Mulligan_Stan Getz “I Didn't Know What Time It Was” — Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi

• ON THIS DAY Friday, October 12 - The classic "Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi" is recorded for Verve records in 1950

• “For the finale, the boys return to the Hart and Rodgers library and pull out another classic, “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” originally written for the 1939 Broadway musical, “Too Many Girls.” This is another animated work that will keep you on your toes.
  
  I am fairly certain that you will find “Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi” to be a great addition to your personal playlist, for a Saturday or any other night!“ [Jazz For A Saturday Night #115: Gerry Mulligan & Stan Getz, Al Evans]

BREAK: Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, October 10 through October 16

1:43 AM Thelonious Monk “Monk's Mood” — Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1

• ON THIS DAY Monday, October 15 - Thelonious Monk makes his recording debut as a leader. The year was 1947.

• “In 1947, Ike Quebec introduced Monk to Lorraine Gordon and her first husband, Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records. From then on, Gordon preached his genius to the jazz world with unrelenting passion. Shortly after meeting Gordon and Lion, Monk made his first recordings as the Coleman Hawkins Quartet leader for Blue Note (later anthologized on Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1), which showcased his talents as a composer of original melodies for improvisation.” [Thelonious Monk, Wikipedia]

1:46 AM Allison Miller “What?!” — Science Fair

• NEW RELEASE “Science Fair marks a successful collaboration between drummer Allison Miller and pianist Carmen Staaf, both accomplished musicians and composers. The album, produced by the avant-garde clarinetist Ben Goldberg, flourishes with great musical choices and dynamic interplay. Each tune, regardless of the group configuration, displays an attractive jazz-rock hybridity that sparkles with genuine vitality. “ [ALLISON MILLER / CARMEN STAAF - SCIENCE FAIR, Jazz Trail]

BREAK (Before Last Tune of Show): Blog and Social Media Promo, Jazz 88.3 Speakeasy Replay

• NEW RELEASE “Thelonious Monk effortlessly referenced disparate developments in jazz history, moving from bop back to stride during any given session. And it’s the capacious nature of his practice that conductor Miho Hazama captures in her seven arrangements of Monk tunes for the Metropole Orkest Big Band.” “This is a work of fellowship and camaraderie, and it’s readily apparent.” [Miho Hazama & Metropole Orkest Big Band - The Monk: Live At Bimhuis, Dave Cantor, DownBeat]

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